Lakers And Nuggets Final Injury Reports And Starting Lineups

The Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets have finalized their injury reports and starting lineups for Game 1.

On Tuesday evening, the Denver Nuggets are hosting the Los Angeles Lakers at Ball Arena in Colorado for Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. 

For the game, both teams have finalized their injury reports and starting lineups.

The Lakers have ruled out backup center Mo Bamba, while superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis have both been upgraded to available.

Davis and James have been listed as probable for every game of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, but neither has missed a game.

Meanwhile, the Nuggets have upgraded star point guard Jamal Murray to available, and no one else is on their injury report, so they are fully healthy for Game 1.

NBA's official injury report 

The starting lineups for both teams have been relayed by Underdog NBA.

Via Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Lakers will start Schroder, Russell, Reaves, James, Davis on Tuesday."

Lineup alert: Lakers will start Schroder, Russell, Reaves, James, Davis on Tuesday.

— Underdog NBA (@Underdog__NBA) May 16, 2023

Via Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Nuggets will start Murray, Caldwell-Pope, Porter Jr., Gordon, Jokic on Tuesday."

Lineup alert: Nuggets will start Murray, Caldwell-Pope, Porter Jr., Gordon, Jokic on Tuesday.

— Underdog NBA (@Underdog__NBA) May 17, 2023

The Lakers are the seventh seed in the Western Conference and defeated the Memphis Grizzlies and Golden State Warriors in the first two rounds.

As for the Nuggets, they are the first seed in the west and beat the Minnesota Timberwolves and Phoenix Suns to make the Western Conference Finals.

During the regular season, the Lakers and Nuggets faced off four times and each team went 2-2.

At home, the Nuggets have been exceptional this season, going 6-0 in Colorado during the 2023 NBA Playoffs (while the Lakers are 2-4 in six games away from Los Angeles).

More on the Los Angeles Lakers can be read here